“It is the mind which creates the world around us, and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow, my eyes will never see what is beheld by yours, my heart will never stir to the emotions with which yours is touched.” WorldLoveMindHeartEyeSidesEmotionVisionPerspectiveMy HeartTouchedMeadows Book:The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft Source: The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
“I hate and fear 'science' because of my conviction that, for long to come if not for ever, it will be the remorseless enemy of mankind. I see it destroying all simplicity and gentleness of life, all the beauty of the world; I see it restoring barbarism under a mask of civilization; I see it darkening men's minds and hardening their hearts.” IfsMenWorldMindHeartLongHateEnemyMankindCivilizationI HateSimplicityConvictionMaskDestroyingGentlenessBarbarismRestoringBeauty Of The WorldRemorselessHate And FearDarkening Book:The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft Source: The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
“I am much better employed from every point of view, when I live solely for my own satisfaction, than when I begin to worry about the world. The world frightens me, and a frightened man is no good for anything.” MenWorldMy OwnViewsWorrySatisfactionPoint Of ViewBeing YourselfFrightenedEmployedBeing Single Book:The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft Source: The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
“And why should any man who writes, even if he writes things immortal, nurse anger at the world's neglect? Who asked him to publish? Who promised him a hearing? Who has broken faith with him? Your poem, your novel, who bargained with you for it?” IfsMenWorldShouldWritingNovelBrokenHearingImmortalNeglectNursePublish Book:The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft Source: The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
